Combined mirror and flashlight



` July 14, 1953 c. R. BowLAND 4 2,645,706

COMBINED MIRROR AND FLASHLIGHT Filed sept. 27, 1948 Patented July 14, 1953 UNITED sTATESPATENT,oFF1 cE i Y l `.2.t15,706 u .-f-oMBINED MmRoR AND FLASHLIGHT .charles R. Bowla'na, spingvauey, `In.` Application september 27, 1948, seria1No.l51,369

My invention relates to `mirrors particularly adapted to be carried `.in handbags.V

Ordinary handbag mirrors are quite useless 1n the dark. It is an object of the present inven- I tion'to provide an improved handbag mirror having a ilashlight in conjunction with it so that the user may light up the object or part of him- 2 claims'.A (o1. 24o-4.2) f

self, such as his face, with which the mirror is".

cuit through the light on oppositesides 'of themirrorforeasy manipulation. I

It is also an object to provide such a combination mirror and flashlight that maybe economically manufactured,` and in this connection it is an object to provide the mirrorwith a case having a slot forreceiving the xnirror, to disposethe battery for the light back of the mirror and to provide a spring meansfor forcing `the battery against the mirror whereby the battery 'friction ally holds the mirror from sliding out of theslot. It is contemplated that the spring meansshall preferably be an electric conducting strip in the circuit for the light andthat. that strip` shall also have the function of holdingV the button for,

controlling the lighting ofthe electric bulb yieldinglyfi'n a circuit breakingposition.Y

It isanotherobject to provide improved means for holding'the electric .bulbin an appropriate recess in the casing... The'electric bulb of the type contemplated has a circumferential groove provided in a tubular conductor portion, `and it isa more specificobject to provide an electric conductor in the circuit that bears on the tubular portion and is in the groove for thereby holding` the bulb yieldingly in therecess. It is contemplated that the conductor shall preferably be of spring metal and the battery shall bear against` to provide the `necessary bearing force of` the conductor in the groove,

Fig. 2 is a sectional view on an enlarged scale taken on line .2-2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary sectional View taken L online 3-3 of Fig. 2; and

Fig. 4 is a top view Vof the handbag mirror on,

the same scale as Fig. 1. A i

Like characters of reference designate like parts in the several views;

. The casing may be of any suitable materiaLsuch side.

as a plastic. slots, and vthe arrangementis such that the mirror may-be moved through the slots from one The casing III is"` formed `with a recess I3, and Y'a battery Mois provided in therecess. A pair of end abutmentV portions I5 are provided in the recess ,I3 against which the base end I6 of the battery bears. The battery is providedwith the usual `center terminal I'I at its opposite end as I8, as is seen particularly `inFig. 2.

` cumferential threaded groove 23 therein. A contact 24 of spring `metal extends loosely The inventionconsists `of the'novel constructions,iarrangements Aand devices to be herein-1 after described and claimed for carrying out. the` above stated objects and such other objects as will appear from thefollowing description of apreferred embodiment of the invention illustrated with reference to *the accompanying` drawingwhereinz L Y. M j

. Fig. 1 is a front view of a handbag mirror ernrbodying the principles off the invention;

inthegroorez. in the balbterminal 21er@ the shown. i

` The casing I0 is provided with a cylindricalrc-z-` cessV I8 for` anelectrc light bulb I9, and a partition` 20 separates the recess I3 from the recess I8as may be seen fromFig. 1 is disposed adjacent the long side. of the mirror which is oblong from the bulb is directed at objects in front fof the ,mirror I2. l

The bulb I9 is provided with the usual tubular terminal22` which is provided with a cir-u' through an aperture 25 in the partition .20 and into themgroove 23. The contact 2441s provided with a return bent portion 25, and the battery I 4`V bears Vori-this portion with its terminal I'I. When the mirror-|2 is out of the casing I'IJ, the battery maybe slid into place in the casing, and abent. end 26a on the`contact 2li` facilitates movement of the terminal .I'Iover the contact in such operation. With the bulb I9 in place,`

the contact 24 is slightly flexed in its portion with the bulb terminal 22 and the battery terminal I1. The lower end of the contact 24 is A `mirror I2 is provided in the The slots II have ends Ila which preventV f The recess` mirror from sliding out of said slots, said'strip extending longitudinally of said battery and contacting a terminal of said bulb at one end of the strip, a manually operated button movably disposed in an opening in said casing, and a contact connecting one terminal of said battery and the other terminal of said bulb, saidy strip having References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Name Date Number Freed Nov. 4, 1919 Number D Number 377,136

Name Date Sloane Aug. 15, 1922 Schulte Dec. 19, 1933 Vonderernbse July 2, 1935 Brush June 14, 1938 Florman Deo. 10, 1940 William-s Dec. 24, 1940 Morey Mar. 18, 1941 Florman Apr. 22, 1941 Pell Nov. 11, 1941 Conrad Mar. 17, 1942 Morey Oct. 9, 1945 v Segal Mar. 28, 1950 FOREIGN PATENTS Country Date England July 21, 1932 England May 2,2, 1941 France May 23, 1924 

